IT BS thread

We use Chrome. For one, we're K-12 so use G Suite extensively. Second, the GPO templates they have combined with auto updates make it a breeze to deploy and manage.

The only thing we have that won't work with Chrome is the heating systems and the door access systems. I manage the door access, so I just use IE for that. The heating systems also just got an update that runs them as a Java desktop app now instead of within a browser. I think they got sick of the support calls they must have gotten about it (it was a bear--it would only run with a specific version of Java, needed JCE unlimited strength added, etc.), but didn't want to actually put the time in to move away from Java so that was their solution.

 

Probably also had something to do with Oracle changing licensing model on JRE from free to free for personal only. Commercial has to pay dearly.
We're scrambling now to remove JRE and changing it over to a licensing model. Gonna be an interesting next few weeks.

 

We have a saying here.

"I had a problem and used Java to fix it. Now I have 137 problems."

That pretty much sums it up.

 

i put java and printers in the same category. I'd like to take them out to a field and beat them like "Office Space"

 

I've gotten rid of most of the printers in favor of between one and three big Konica MFPs in each building.

I'm actually getting rid of another bunch of personal color lasers and fax machines and lines in another week or two and getting a Konica C659.

 

I apologize if this isn’t the place to ask, but I didn’t want to start another thread.
I’m moving my photos/videos from my Mac to PC and I’m wondering if there’s an easier way than clicking and dragging from iPhoto to the external drive.
Mac OS Mojave to Windows 10 Pro if it makes a difference.
I have a few to move...

 

If you use Icloud on your Mac, just install the Icloud client on your windows pc, login and here they come.

 

Didn’t even cross my mind, thank you.

 

This is an odd issue, I have a wireless repeater setup in the house on the first floor (router is upstairs, about 30’ away) and on my PC downstairs (about 10’ past the repeater, away from the router) I am getting atrocious download speeds on both the booster and router connections, and the upload speeds show hire on the wireless connection than a hardwire connection, which shouldn’t be possible, should it?
These are the results for the PC connecting to the router network.


And then this is using the booster network.


For comparison this is on the router network sitting 2’ from the router.


And this is hardwired in.


The PC wants to connect to the 5G side of the network (the tech set it all up under one SSID) which shows a 37% signal strength at the booster, but the 2.4 signal strength is above 75%, should I try to force the PC to connect to the 2.4 band?
When I set up the booster I didn’t set up the 5G side as I made the assumption that boosting it would be useless at that low signal strength, should I try setting up the 5G booster network and run a speed test in every configuration to see which is best?

Or should I try disabling the 2.4 band? There are 11 other networks that my PC sees so there may be interference on the 2.4 side of things, from my understanding 5G is much cleaner.

 

oh what fun, had our secondary data center overheat when it was -21* outside. WTF!

found out the chiller had a pipe freeze and burst causing the Datacenter to overheat.

 

You're never getting those days of your life back, either.

#95917 - member since 2006. My test had the Rainbow Series on it. My, how things have change. It's all NIST this and ISO 27001 that and PKI out the ass.






Soooooo much better than the old days.

 

That's a large part of my job now. CAs, AD, server certs, ID certs, web site certs, and various forms of TLS encryption.

 

What? No redundant cooling?

 

Next assclown that forwards me a malware email asking "does this look like malware?" is getting all their shit reimaged. Desktop, laptop, cell phone - the whole schmere.

What fucking part of "DO NOT FORWARD SUSPICIOUS EMAIL" do they not understand?

Jesus fuck. Shit balls.

 

Hoping I can get some insights here. I'm looking at IT in general for a career. I am almost finished w/ a general associates degree and want to start on a Bachelors once I'm done. I just don't know what to go for.

I like tech and learning how things work but I don't want to be stuck in a cubicle or even a desk all day every day if possible. Do you all have any insights/suggestions on where I should look or the types of jobs that are out there? Is a specific degree worthwhile or should I just start picking up skills and try to get an entry level job somewhere?

Currently I work in a position where people call for answers to general and procedural questions. No tech or real troubleshooting. Mostly explaining how things work, looking for documents/files/images in various programs and figuring out why transactions are declining.

 

You want to go into IT but not have a desk job, that limits your options, but it can be done. Network installation, face to face end user support (rare, but still exists) Uhhh struggling here, what else . . . I'm assuming you don't count going to meetings as being away from your desk, which could add IT management to the list.

I'd never tell anyone that getting a Bachelors isn't a good idea, especially if management is where you want to eventually end up. But, specific certs will get you employed faster and making pretty much the same money as the B.S guy. Depending on what you want from your career a B.S. will pay back big time (my case) or not so much.

 

Do you know of places that do odd shifts instead (just in general)? Like working 12's? If I can't dodge the desk the next best would to have more free days to do other things.

 

If you want to be a hands-on techie as a college graduate, either go into Computer Engineering or Network Engineering. Learn as many operating systems as you can, and get certified in them. You’ll be competing with folks out of community college or the military, mostly with Associates degrees. System and network administrators don’t usually have degrees - I did all kinds of cool shit with two AS degrees. Once I got my Bachelors I entered management.

This.

Red Hat Linux. MCSE. CCNA. A+, Net+, and Sec+. There are community college courses that end up with these certs AND actual training in using the skills.

The difference is education versus training. College tends to focus more on education, “who, what, where, when, why.” While that’s all we’ll and good, a system admin needs to be a master of the most important attribute - “how.” If you know how, the others come quickly.